32 of the best baby puree recipes
Weaning your baby onto solid food? This round-up of our most delicious puree recipes for babies will ensure you never run out of ideas and combinations
By the time your baby's nearing 6 months old, your thoughts will turning to weaning them onto solids. And if you're thinking of starting off with purees or with a combination of purees and finger food, you'll need plenty of ideas up your blending and mashing sleeves – to make sure your baby's getting a good variety of different tastes and flavours.
Purees (cooked or uncooked fruit and vegetables blended to a soft, semi-liquid consistency) are easy starter foods for weaning babies to swallow, as the texture is so smooth.
You may want to start by offering a single vegetable (such as carrot) or single-fruit (such as apple) puree but, in no time at all, you'll be mixing different fruit and veg together in more flavoursome combinations – and adding protein in the form of cheese, lentils, meat or fish.
And though you should be starting to move your baby onto lumpier food by 7 or 8 months, many purees still have a place beyond this point – as a veggie sauce for pasta, for example, or as a fruity dessert, stirred into yoghurt.
Here's our pick of the best baby puree recipes for weaning babies...
1. Carrot puree
One of the go-to purees for those very first mouthfuls. Suitable from 6 months.
2. Simple apple puree
A super-quick-to-make starter puree – that makes a lovely dessert at all ages. Suitable from 6 months.
3. Banana and apple puree
A delicious 2-fruit puree. Lovely combined with yoghurt or porridge, too. Suitable from 6 months.
4. Sweet potato puree
A tasty first-flavours puree, packed with vitamin C. Suitable from 6 months.
5. Simple pear puree
The quickest of single-fruit purees to make for your baby. Suitable from 6 months.
6. Butternut squash puree
Made with roasted squash and a drizzle of olive oil. Suitable from 6 months.
6. Courgette, pea and kale puree
A green-veg trio that takes less than 20 minutes to cook and makes 8 portions. Suitable from 6 months.
7. Broccoli and sweet potato puree
A tasty 2-veg combo that blends very easily. Suitable from 6 months.
8. Sweet potato and basil puree
It's never too early to add a little herby twist to your baby's first foods. Suitable from 6 months.
9. Sweet potato and pear puree
A freezer-friendly puree that makes up to 10 portions. Suitable from 6 months.
10. Pear and rice puree
A super-speedy, slightly textured puree that takes 15 minutes, top. Suitable from 6 months.
11. Parsnip and pea puree
Just add frozen peas to the pan that's cooking your parsnip chunks: dead simple. Suitable from 6 months.
12. Avocado and mint puree
A lovely, refreshing no-cook puree. Suitable from 6 months.
13. Pear and swede puree
This is a nice sweet-and-savoury-combo puree. Suitable from 6 months.
14. Annabel Karmel's blueberry, pear and banana puree
A speedy and gorgeous-looking 3-fruit puree. Suitable from 6 months.
15. Butternut squash and carroty mash with thyme
This 2-veg-plus-potato puree has a lovely fresh, herby flavour. Suitable from 6 months.
16. Spiced apple puree
Jazz up a simple fruit puree with a touch of nutmeg and cinnamon. Suitable from 6 months.
17. Butternut squash and banana puree
Roasted squash upscaled with mashed-in ripe banana. Suitable from 6 months.
18. Spinach and roasted carrot puree
Easy to make – and packed with flavour. Suitable from 6 months.
19. Avocado and pear puree
Make this unusually delicious green puree with tinned pears and there's no cooking at all. Suitable from 6 months.
20. Orchard fruit puree
A 10-minute apple, cherry and peach yum-fest. Suitable from 6 months.
21. Summer berry puree
A quick and easy fruity medley of blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. Suitable from 6 months.
22. Annabel Karmel's salmon surprise puree
A deliciously cheesy, carroty salmon puree, with a touch of orange juice. Makes 3 portions. Suitable from 6 months.
23. Tropical fruit puree
A mango, banana and papaya special. Suitable from 6 months.
24. Annabel Karmel’s peach, apple and strawberry puree
A summery medley of fruits, made just a little thicker with baby rice. Suitable from 6 months.
25. Annabel Karmel’s potato, carrot and sweetcorn puree
Masses of veg, all cooked and pureed together. Suitable from 6 months.
26. Butternut squash and apricot puree
An unusual – but delicious – flavour combination to try. Suitable from 6 months.
27. Annabel Karmel’s apricot, apple and pear puree with vanilla
A classy puree, made with real vanilla pods. Suitable from 6 months.
28. Blueberry, apple and peach puree
A super-quick melange of fruits that can be bulked up with yoghurt or mashed banana. Suitable from 6 months.
29. Apple, pear and apricot puree
A 3-fruit puree that, with a drop of yoghurt, makes a really tasty breakfast Suitable for babies from 6 months.
30. Sweet potato and lentil puree
A throw-in-the-pot-and-simmer puree with loads of flavour. Suitable from 6 months.
31. Cheesy carrot, parsnip and potato puree
Root vegetables and cheese make perfect puree partners. Suitable from 6 months.
32. Courgette and cauliflower puree
A 2-veg puree (you can use frozen cauliflower pieces) that makes up to 5 portions.
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